COEUR DE NEUFCHATEL PDO
Coeur de Neufchatel is a cow cheese From Normandy.
This cheese comes from Neufchatel in the "Pays de Bray" which is situated in northern Normandie. It's a member of the AOC family since 1969. His made in several different shapes, surprisingly one of his shape is a heart, ideal for Valentine’s Day !
A legend tells that in the 100 Years War, the young maidens of Neufchatel-en-Bray offered this cheese to their gallant English conquerors. To the delight of the priests, they ate the cheese and thought they were in heaven, as the shape reminded them of angels wings. The taste is marked but delicate. You can enjoy it with crusty bread and a strong red wine, this cheese is a gourmet delight. His texture and taste is similar to his well known-cousin, Camembert. The dry rind is velvety white, its gold pate is firm but supple.
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200 g (7 Ozs)
Description
- Weight: 200 g (7 Ozs)
- Refining: 1 to 2 weeks
- Cheese: Entire
- Milk: Cow
- Treatment: Raw milk
- Dough: Uncooked, unpressed soft cheese with a white mould
- Season(s): Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Ingredients:
Cow raw milk, lactic ferments, rennet, penicillium candidum
Wine and cheese pairing
- RED WINE: Bourgueil (Cabernet-Franc grape)
- CIDER
Nutritional values
- FOR 100G
- Energy (KJ): 1190
- Energy (KCAL): 287
- Lipides (G): 23.9
- Saturated fat (G): 20
- Carbohydrate (G): 0.5
- Sugar (G): 0.5
- Proteins (G): 18.1
- Salt (G): 1.87
Allergens
- Allergens: Milk and derivatives Egg and by-products of the egg Nut